MS. FUDGE

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MS. FUDGE

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

04:11:53 PM

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TO RECOGNIZE THE LINK BETWEEN NUTRITION AND FARM COMMUNITIES. SUPPORT A…

TO RECOGNIZE THE LINK BETWEEN NUTRITION AND FARM COMMUNITIES. SUPPORT A FARM BILL THAT MEETS THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF ALL AMERICANS. I YIELD BACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA RESERVES. THE

MR. THOMPSON

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THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. ARE THERE FURTHER…

THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. ARE THERE FURTHER ONE-MINUTE ASKS -- REQUESTS? UNDER THE SPEAKER'S ANNOUNCED POLICY OF JANUARY 3, 2013, THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS, MR. GOHMERT, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 60 MINUTES AS THE DESIGNEE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER.

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MR. SWALWELL

MS. LOFGREN

MR. SWALWELL

LEAD OVER OTHER COUNTRIES, OVER CHINA, WHO

07:44:22 PM

MR. MCNERNEY

LEAD OVER OTHER COUNTRIES, OVER CHINA, WHO IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO CATCH…

LEAD OVER OTHER COUNTRIES, OVER CHINA, WHO IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH US. WHEN WE FURLOUGH THOSE SCIENTISTS, WHEN WE STOPPED THAT PROCESS, WE SET BACK OUR SCIENTISTS FOR NOT JUST THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY'RE LAID OFF, BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE. WHEN YOU DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY HAVE DEVELOPED, THIS IS SEVERAL YEARS OF LEAD TIME, TO GET THE MIRRORS, TO GET THE AMPLE FIRES THEY GET FOR THIS COMMITMENT. WHEN YOU TELL YOUR SUPPLIERS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE USING YOU FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THOSE SUPPLIERS GO AWAY AND IT TAKES YEARS, YEARS TO DEVELOP THE NEW TECHNOLOGY, THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THESE SCIENTISTS TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THESE ITEMS THAT ARE RIGHT NOW AVAILABLE, AND AS WE FURLOUGH THESE SCIENTISTS AND SHUT DOWN THAT PROGRAM, THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO AWAY. AND MAYBE THEY'LL FIND CUSTOMERS IN CHINA. I HOPE NO THE -- I HOPE NOT. SO THIS IS VERY, VERY CRITICAL FOR OUR NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY, FOR OUR NATIONAL SECURITY, TO KEEP ON TOP OF THAT AND NOT TO LET THAT LAPSE. NOW, THE LABS DO VERY USEFUL THINGS LIKE NUCLEAR ARMS REDUCTION. SOME OF THE NUCLEAR INSPECTORS ARE FROM LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORIES. WE HAVE CHEMICAL WEAPONS INSPECTORS, I BET SOME OF THE INSPECTORS THAT ARE GETTING READY TO GO TO SYRIA RIGHT NOW ARE FROM THESE LABORATORIES. I WOULD BET A BOMB DOLLAR ON THAT. CYBERSECURITY, IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT CYBERSECURITY, IF YOU KNOW THE THREATS THAT WE MAY FACE IN OUR COUNTRY WITH CYBERSECURITY, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY DO AT LIVERMORE LABORATORIES AND AT AA -- SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES. THEY HAVE SOME OF THE TOP, I DON'T WANT TO CALL THEM HACKERS, BUT SOME OF THE TOP FOLKS WHO REALLY KNOW HOW TO GET INTO COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND HOW TO PROTECT THEM AND HOW TO ATTACK IF THEY NEED TO ATTACK. SO WE HAVE SOME OF THE VERY BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AT THESE LABORATORIES, WORKING ON CYBERSECURITY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO EMPLOY THOSE FOLKS AND GET THE BEST WE CAN OUT OF THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE SO MUCH PASSION ON THIS SUBJECT. NOW, ZOE LOFGREN ALSO MENTIONED THE LITERARY ACCELERATOR AT STANFORD. STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR, SL AC. X-RAYS ARE INCREDIBLY HARD TO CONTROL AND DEVICING AN X-RAY LASER WHICH MAKES LASER BEAMS THAT ARE COHERENT IS AN UNBELIEVABLE ACHIEVEMENT. AND THE THINGS THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO WITH THAT ARE BEYOND WHAT WE CAN IMAGINE TODAY. SO, KEEPING THOSE TYPES OF OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. WE DON'T WANT TO BE LAYING THESE PEOPLE OFF. WE DON'T WANT TO BE GIVING THEM THE MESSAGE THAT THEIR WORK IS NOT ESSENTIAL. WE DON'T WANT TO BE GIVING THEM THE IDEA THAT, WELL, MAYBE I'D BE BETTER OFF IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, MAYBE I'D BE BETTER OFF MAKING BIG DOLLARS INSTEAD OF WORKING ON THANGES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. SO IF YOU WATCH IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I'VE BEEN DOING ONE-MINUTE PRESENTATIONS ON SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THIS COUNTRY. SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT ARE FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH. WE'VE SEEN THINGS LIKE AN EQUATION MOVE FORWARD WHICH EXPLAINS HOW GASES BEHAVE, HOW THEY EXPAND AND CONTRACT. WE'VE SEEN HOW STATISTICS IS USED IN NEURO SCIENCE. HOW DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ARE FACTORED TO GET NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE BEHAVIOR OF NATURE. THESE ARE IDEAS THAT ARE PAID FOR, THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND ALSO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH. THEY FUND THINGS ON CANCER, ON UNDERSTANDING EPIDEMICS, TO KEEP US SAFE, AND IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BIOLOGICAL WORLD, THERE'S ALWAYS A THREAT OF A NEW VIRUS. THESE FOLKS ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT. THEY'RE GIVING US THE TOOLS TO PROTECT OURSELVES. AND I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT WE RESTORE FUNDING TO THE PRESEQUESTER LEVELS FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. NOW, WE SEE OUR COLLEAGUES, WELL-MEANING, I KNOW THAT, WANT TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT, THEY WANT TO REDUCE FUNDING FOR SCIENCE ON THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, AND THEY THINK THERE'S NO CONSEQUENCES. WELL, THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES. AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE GOING TO BE THAT WE SEE LESS SCIENCE IN THIS COUNTRY, WE SEE MORE SCIENCE IN OTHER COUNTRIES. SO, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND A SOLUTION. YES, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY WILLING TO NEGOTIATE, JUST DON'T HOLD A GUN TO OUR HEAD. SORRY. DON'T HOLD US HOSTAGE. DON'T MAKE THIS EXTORTION. COME TO US WITH REASONABLE IDEAS. WE WILL SIT DOWN WITH YOU ANY TIME, ANYPLACE, AND IF YOU WANT TO DEMAND THAT WE ELIMINATE THE MEDICAL DEVICE TAX, YOU KNOW, WE'LL EVEN BE WILLING TO TALK TO THAT. BUT AFTER WE GET THE GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONING, AFTER WE PAY OUR OBLIGATIONS. THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT WE WANT. LIKE FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO SEE AND THERE'S SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REDUCED THAT -- LIKE FOOD STAMPS AND THE W.I.C. PROGRAM. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD AND THE EXTORTION, THE SORT OF TAXES WE'VE SEEN FROM THE LOIP AND -- LEADERSHIP AND THE FAR RIGHT WING DO NOT HOLD SWAY. THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE FAIRLY, WE CAN USE THE RULE OF LAW, WE CAN USE THE TRADITIONS OF THIS TREMENDOUS BODY, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE UNITED STATES SENATE, WITHIN THE STANDARD PRACTICES OF BRINGING LAWS TO COMMITTEE, BRINGING BILLS TO THE COMMITTEE, NEGOTIATING, ADDING AMENDMENTS, AND THEN VOTING ON IT AND MOVING THOSE FORWARD TO THE SENATE TO AGREE AND THEN THE PRESIDENT. THAT'S THE REGULAR ORDER. THAT'S THE ORDER WE WANT TO USE. THAT'S THE ORDER THAT HAS BEEN USED IN THIS COUNTRY AND IF YOU DECIDE THAT THAT ISN'T THE WAY TO DO IT, THEN WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT YOU TOOTH AND NAIL. SO I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE AGAIN, MR. SWALWELL, AND I SEE ANOTHER COLLEAGUE THAT REPRESENTS SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT I USED TO WORK AND I APPRECIATE